Ep 132: Deciphering South East Asia’s Hottest Travel Recovery Buzzwords

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5 May 2022 • 35m32s

As optimism returns to South East Asia, travel players, tourism boards and the media frequently cite a bunch of hot buzzwords. Several regularly used phrases also remain from the two-year travel shutdown.

So this week, Gary and Hannah discuss the evolving lingo of travel, and assess which terms and phrases will endure, and which might just be a sign of the times.

The show journeys from Pent-up Demand and Revenge Travel to a Bookings Bounceback via Visa-on-Arrival and Endemicity.

We also talk tech with the Metaverse, NFTs and Cryptocurrencies, and touch on new Tourism Megaprojects, Hotel Sustainability Basics and Ultra-Long-Haul Air Travel.

Plus, we recall the buzzwords discussed on Episode 6 in February 2020, and discuss which ones remain relevant.

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Ep 132: Deciphering South East Asia’s Hottest Travel Recovery Buzzwords

About This Episode

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Ep 302: Thailand's Newest Tourism Tax, 2 ASEAN Airlines in Global Flight Cuts Top 10 & Baby Shark in Singapore: Start the Week with The South East Asia Travel Show

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Gary Bowerman